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Beef shank vs. Chicken gizzard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef shank and chicken gizzard

  • Beef shank has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and iron; however, chicken gizzard has more selenium.
  • Beef shank's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 115% more.
  • Beef shank has 5 times more vitamin B1 than chicken gizzard. Beef shank has 0.14mg of vitamin B1, while chicken gizzard has 0.026mg.
  • Chicken gizzard is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered and Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 9.6% 39% 145% 57% 286% 113% 8.3% 2.6% 164%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 5.1% 16% 120% 54% 121% 81% 7.3% 9.7% 224%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.7%
Contains more IronIron +21%
Contains more ZincZinc +137.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +270%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37%
~equal in Copper ~0.161mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 35% 48% 110% 25% 85% 474% 0% 7.5% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4% 0% 6.5% 48% 59% 28% 16% 130% 0% 3.8% 57%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +421.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +264.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.21mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef shank Chicken gizzard DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.79µg 1.04µg 115%
Cholesterol 78mg 370mg 97%
Zinc 10.49mg 4.42mg 55%
Vitamin B6 0.37mg 0.071mg 23%
Selenium 30µg 41.1µg 20%
Choline 104.4mg 19%
Vitamin B3 5.89mg 3.12mg 17%
Phosphorus 263mg 189mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.026mg 10%
Potassium 447mg 179mg 8%
Iron 3.86mg 3.19mg 8%
Saturated fat 2.29g 0.67g 7%
Protein 33.68g 30.39g 7%
Fats 6.36g 2.68g 6%
Magnesium 30mg 3mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.86g 0.528g 6%
Calories 201kcal 154kcal 2%
Calcium 32mg 17mg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.468mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 1%
Folate 10µg 5µg 1%
Copper 0.172mg 0.161mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.21g 0.353g 1%
Sodium 64mg 56mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.21mg 0%
Trans fat 0.13g N/A
Tryptophan 0.377mg 0%
Threonine 1.471mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.514mg 0%
Leucine 2.662mg 0%
Lysine 2.802mg 0%
Methionine 0.862mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.315mg 0%
Valine 1.638mg 0%
Histidine 1.153mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 6% 58% 2%
Protein: 33.68 g
Fats: 6.36 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.21 g
Other: 1.75 g
30% 3% 68%
Protein: 30.39 g
Fats: 2.68 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.93 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +137.3%
Contains more OtherOther +-275%
Contains more WaterWater +16.7%
~equal in Protein ~30.39g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 53% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.21 g
43% 34% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.353 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +441.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +68.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beef shank - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169442/nutrients
  2. Chicken gizzard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171457/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.